15 days ago the first HD-DVD movie was leaked into Bitorrent by someone under the nickname Lyzz. At the time I couldn’t believe that doing a backup of a HD-DVD movie was possible, but after some research and thanks to several amazing tools developed by the community at Doom9.net I found that creating a backup of your favorite HD-DVD movies is possible and even easy. Here is a small guide to create personal backups of your favorite HD-DVD movies. Enjoy it!
First of all, a little disclaimer:
THIS METHOD IS INTENDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS METHOD FOR ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. I’M NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ANY MISUSE OF THE INFORMATION POSTED HERE.
Said that, now a little background:
What is a HD-DVD?
A HD-DVD is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. The HD DVD disc is designed to be the successor to the standard DVD format and it can store about three times as much data as its predecessor. Read more…
Technical Information
| Laser wavelength | 405 Nanometers |
| Numerical aperture | 0.65 |
| Storage capacity single layer | 15 GB |
| Storage capacity dual layer | 30 GB |
| Playback time on two layers (Standard Definition) | 13.8 hours |
| Playback time on two layers (High Definition) | 5.4 hours |
| Video codecs | MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) / VC-1 / MPEG-2 |
| Audio codecs lossless (mandatory) | Linear PCM/MLP(TRUE HD)[2-ch] |
| Audio codecs lossless (optional) | DTS HD (lossless) |
| Audio codecs lossy (mandatory) | Dolby Digital Plus/DTS/Dolby Digital/MPEG Audio |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 36.55 Mbit/s |
| Content protection system | Advanced Access Content System (AACS-128bit) |
| Video systems (maximum) | 1920×1080 50/60 Progressive HDTV |
| Java Support | No |
| Single Layer Prices (via Newegg) | $8.99 ($0.60 per Gb) 1x |
| Protective Hardcoating as Standard | No |
Anyways, how do I create a backup?
- Make sure that your movie is in the List of Supported Movies
- Download HDDecrypter 0.3.1
- Unzip everything to any folder and place this file (KEYDB.cfg) in the same folder
- Open HDDecrypter.exe
- Select in Movie Source your HD-DVD drive
- Select your Movie Destination (Where you want to place your backup)
- You don’t need to modify the Chunk Size, but if you are expiriencing problems try a lower value (32k)
- Click Start!
- After a while the program will create a big file in native EVO format that should play on PowerDVD and WinDVD with HD DVD playback.
- Enjoy your HD-DVD backup
hey i was wondering if you could tell me how to populate the keydb.cfg file with the key? this is a little bit harder then im used to…thanks!